HEPARIN

Heparin

Heparin, also known as unfractionated heparin, a highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan, is widely used as an injectable anticoagulant, and has the highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule. It can also be used to form an inner anticoagulant surface on various experimental and medical devices such as test tubes and renal dialysis machines.

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heparin

Noun

  1. A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant


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